Indonesia Designates First Halal Industrial Zone in Strategic Step to Boost Halal Production

Indonesia's National Islamic Finance Committee (KNEKS) officially designated Modern Halal Valley in Cikande, Banten, as its first Halal Industrial Zone in early September 2020, in a strategic move to improve the country’s position as a Halal producer, according to local media reports.

Director of Shariah Economic Development and Halal Industry of KNEKS, Afdhal Aliasar stated that the designation, which followed a conformity verification process set up by the Ministry of Industry, Halal Product Guarantee Agency (BPJPH) and the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI), was a concrete move in the larger strategy of the Indonesian Shariah Economic Development Master Plan.

According to Aliasa...